Setting planer knives dial indicator. Power pull base measures 2 width x 2 12 depth 22 pc. Graduation 0001 38 stem diamater 2 dial face and lug back magnetic base. Shop made dial indicator holder with brass u channel you can fabricate your own dial indicator holder for setting planer knives. Planer knife setting with bob vaughan duration.
Position the dial indicator foot over the knife centering it on the cutting edge. In house knife department we manufacture the machine and the pattern knives as your assurance of quality and fit. Planer and jointer knife setting jig. For my planer i use a dial indicator with a magnetic base.
How to set jointer knives in the cutter head of a jointer using a dial indicator and magnetic jig. Home shop accessories 721 planer parts dial indicator knife set gauge. I use a straight edge for my jointer. With the dial indicator mounted in the holder as shown in the top photo and positioned over the outfeed table turn the dials outer ring until it reads zero.
Overall height 9 on and off switch 130 lb. The smooth tearout free knot on this planed board of poplar shows that its well worth the fuss of using dial indicator gauges to install knives and set planer components. I have a powermatic 15 planer so i can set the knives from above. Agd specifications 4 48 threads see more product details.
Aluminum jig made here in pennsylvania usa. Bob vaughan demonstrates his technique for setting planer knives. Turn the dial and fine tune the feed rate for perfect output every time. Dial indicator knife set gauge.
Setting jointer knives duration. I believe life is way too short foravoidable frustrations. The dial should read less than zero. Dust collection though this machine was not shown with a dust collector for best planing results as well as for health concerns you should have a dust and chip evacuation system.
Its quick and i can get the knives well within 001.